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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 6 January 2014
Back to school for me today after a two week Christmas break. I got some rest mentally and physically and I’m ready to go. It’s going to be a great year I justData...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering (Draft)
This may well be of interest to people who like software engineering. A draft of "Software Engineering 2013: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degreehttp...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Girls Who Code - Expanding in 2014
Girls Who Code is a wonderful summer immersion program for girls interested in computing. In its first year, Girls Who Code worked with young women from New York...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Happy New Year–Now What?
January First always seems to be a good time to start thinking about the future. I don’t generally make New Year’s Resolutions but this seems like the time when...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
A Look Back on 2013’s Posts
Time for an end of the year look back on the posts from 2013. I was trying to decide if I should just report on the most read posts or do the work to list my favorite...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 30 December 2013
Not a lot to share this week. Last week was Christmas and I spent a lot less time on the Internet than usual. However if you are looking for a few interesting things...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
ACM/IEEE-CS Computer Science Curricula 2013 (CS2013) Final Report
I was pleased and honored to be a part of the committee that developed this document over a period of several years. If you are interested in undergraduate computer...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Merry Christmas 2014
Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year to all my readers and friends. God Jul og Godt Nyttår Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon Boas...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Price of Software
This morning I was reading Robert Scoble’s Age of Context while waiting for my order to be ready at the fish market and came across mention of how inexpensive mobile...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 23 December 2013
Christmas Break! I teach in a Catholic school so we call it that. I’m out of school until January 6th for a nice 16 day break. I have some grading to catch up and...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Misteaks During Classroom Demos
Most teachers make mistakes in class. I know that I do. Sometimes it is a typo. Or a slip of the tongue. Sometimes it is because we forget something and sometimes...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
An Hour of Code–Now What?
By just about any of the usual measures (people involved, media attention, VIP endorsements) this year’s CS Education Week was a huge success. We’ve had a couple...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
MOOCs For Teacher Training–Not a Fan
Mark Guzdial shared some news about Google’s CS4HS program on Facebook today. Google's program to fund high school teacher professional development in CS willhttps...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 16 December 2013
I tweeted a lot last week. I mean a real lot. Made it hard to sift through for the stuff with more lasting value than just all the great Computer Science Education...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
11 Things Blog Meme
Doug Peterson tagged me in this blogging meme. This isn’t normally the sort of thing that I do on this blog but it’s Doug Peterson! Doug is one of the nicest people...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Teacher Interview: Emmanuel Schanzer
Over the summer I posted a series of interviews with computer science educators. (see the index at CS Educator Interviews: The Index) ) One of the people I really...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Does Computer Science Count in Your State?
Computer science only counts as a graduation credit (usually in either math or science) in 15 states. In most states a computer science class can be an elective...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why I Write Code
I’ve been programming for about 40 years now. That’s a long time in Internet time. Honestly in some ways it is more fun now then ever and it started off as funDecember...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
That Is Not My Name
My first major in college was Sociology. I did finish it along with a second major in Systems Analysis (few CS majors existed back in the dark ages) and to some...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson